Import/export HS code 251511: Rough marble and stone

Unfinished marble, travertine, and similar stones, either in raw form or roughly trimmed for further processing

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Greece 524,503
Italy 219,830
China 27,494
Turkey 24,969
Denmark 19,576

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Greece 69,570 454,933 +385,363
Italy 138,345 81,485 -56,860
China 19,454 8,040 -11,414
Turkey 3,557 21,412 +17,855
Denmark 19,576 0 -19,576
India 0 10,657 +10,657
Germany 9,893 0 -9,893
Portugal 0 5,466 +5,466
France 3,860 1,015 -2,845
Spain 2,904 0 -2,904

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Greece 448,609
Italy 231,150
China 91,617
Denmark 19,576
Portugal 15,641

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Greece 69,570 379,039 +309,469
Italy 78,082 153,068 +74,986
China 83,577 8,040 -75,537
Denmark 19,576 0 -19,576
Portugal 0 15,641 +15,641
Turkey 3,557 11,237 +7,680
India 0 10,657 +10,657
Germany 9,893 0 -9,893
Pakistan 0 4,311 +4,311
United Kingdom 2,904 0 -2,904

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2
Cheshire 1
Inner London - West 1
Kent 1
Outer London - South 1

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 2 +1
Cheshire 1 0 -1
Inner London - West 0 1 +1
Kent 0 1 +1
Outer London - South 1 0 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 766,622
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 67,172
Air transport 24,030

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 222,775 543,847 +321,072
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,628 42,544 +17,916
Air transport 22,086 1,944 -20,142

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 685,608
Eurotunnel 39,975
London Gateway Port 28,757
Felixstowe 26,200
London Stansted Airport 21,053

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Dover 193,625 491,983 +298,358
Eurotunnel 12,332 27,643 +15,311
London Gateway Port 12,263 16,494 +4,231
Felixstowe 5,874 20,326 +14,452
London Stansted Airport 21,053 0 -21,053
Southampton 3,747 11,536 +7,789
London 5,953 7,004 +1,051
Thamesport 3,954 4,347 +393
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,110 7,058 +5,948
Purfleet 4,792 0 -4,792

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 1
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 1
Water collection, treatment and supply 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 1
2025-10 1
2025-04 2
2024-12 1
2024-09 1

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
15m-54m 2
0-1m 1
1m-15m 1
54m+ 1
Other 1

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Norway 424,565
Denmark 97,212
Germany 27,509
France 24,894
Gibraltar 22,982

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Norway 215,871 208,694 -7,177
Denmark 33,713 63,499 +29,786
Germany 18,758 8,751 -10,007
France 22,779 2,115 -20,664
Gibraltar 22,982 0 -22,982
Ireland 10,536 7,841 -2,695
Switzerland 15,547 2,082 -13,465
Sweden 9,823 5,598 -4,225
China 4,655 8,075 +3,420
Spain 2,904 7,868 +4,964

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
XI 443

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
XI 443 0 -443

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 504,480
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 184,139
Air transport 30,179
Other 443

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 190,786 313,694 +122,908
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 157,449 26,690 -130,759
Air transport 29,215 964 -28,251
Other 443 0 -443

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 541,144
Dover / Eurotunnel 71,755
Dover 17,087
London Gateway Port 12,855
East Midlands Airport 12,786

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Immingham Docks 259,407 281,737 +22,330
Dover / Eurotunnel 43,048 28,707 -14,341
Dover 17,087 0 -17,087
London Gateway Port 8,682 4,173 -4,509
East Midlands Airport 12,786 0 -12,786
ZLC 11,598 964 -10,634
Fishguard 5,390 6,693 +1,303
London 0 9,851 +9,851
Southampton 1,189 8,075 +6,886
Newhaven 8,729 0 -8,729

Quick facts

HS code: 251511

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Unfinished marble, travertine, and similar stones, either in raw form or roughly trimmed for further processing